Butch Cleve

Butch Cleve lives in Mt. Vernon, Wash. He has worked at the Anacortes refinery, which is owned and operated by Tesoro, for 21 years. He started as an operator and later worked in the unit where a fatal explosion occurred in 2010. He was a unit chairman with his local union when the explosion occurred and helped co-workers cope with the trauma. He now serves on the union's executive board and is the strike captain, helping to coordinate protests at the plant.